“Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.”
"Giving voice to characters that have no other voice—that’s the great worth of what we do."
- Meryl Streep
Compassion
"Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head."
- Meryl Streep
Self-awareness
"Don't waste so much time thinking about how much you weigh. There is no more mind-numbing, boring, idiotic, self-destructive diversion from the fun of living."
- Meryl Streep
Happiness
"The formula of happiness and success is just being actually yourself in the most vivid way you possibly can."
- Meryl Streep
Happiness
"The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself."
- Meryl Streep
Self-confidence
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness